Middle Level Orchestra Festival for Grades 6-9
General
Information - Tier 1
The Middle Level Orchestra Festival is open to school age student orchestras
composed exclusively of students in grades 6 through 9. MNSOTA is pleased
to offer three sites for Tier 1. The deadline for all sites is December 5, 2008 (NOTE earlier deadline this year).
| Event Date | Site |
| Feb 17, 2009 | Hopkins Center for Fine Arts in Hopkins, MN |
| Feb 18, 2009 | Monticello High School |
| February 20, 2009 | Stillwater Junior High School |
Download the following documents for more details.
|
Document Name |
Posted |
8/11/2008 |
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4/4/2008 |
Documents are in PDF (Adobe Acrobat) format unless otherwise specified.
If you have questions, contact the Festival Coordinator Susan Scott at 763-544-8246, susan.scott@isd623.org
Tier
2 Information
Every orchestra that performs at the Tier 1 festival and receives an overal
rating of "Superior with Distinction" will advance to Tier 2.
A minimum of six orchestras will perform at Tier 2. If there are not six
orchestras that receive Superior with Distinction ratings, the orchestra(s)
with the next highest rating will be offered the Tier 2 opportunity.
The orchestras
selected for the Tier 2 honor will:
•spend March 30, 2009 at Orchestra Hall
•work with members of the Minnesota Orchestra
•perform selections from Tier 1 in a concert
•receive an ensemble trophy
•make memories that will inspire their musical growth for years to come
•be able to purchase professional photographs and CDs through their director
Congratulations to the schools selected to perform at the Tier 2 Festival on
March 24, 2008 at Orchestra Hall (download the program above):
Edgewood Middle School Chamber Orchestra (Deb Sittko, director)
Moorhead High School Ninth Grade Orchestra (Jon Larson, director)
Oak-Land Spiritoso Strings (Julie Guerber, director)
Owatonna Junior High Eighth Grade Orchestra (Jennifer Arco, director)
Valley View Middle School Ninth Grade Orchestra (Barbara Flooding, director)